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hippopotamid
  1. Any mammal of the family Hippopotamidae; the hippopotamuses.
hippopotamus
  1. A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius)
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The presence of the manatee and the hippopotamus in the lower levels of the stratigraphic profile at the Ogoloma site is also significant.”
      “The long neck of the giraffe and the short neck of the hippopotamus are both explained by the theory.”
      “The lower jawbone of the hippopotamus reveals six incisor teeth, whereas the hippopotamus that survives in Africa has only four incisors.”
hippotamus
  1. Obsolete spelling and common present-day misspelling of hippopotamus
hippopotamoid
  1. Any animal similar to a hippopotamus.
hippo
  1. Clipping of hippopotamus.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “My favorite animal is the hippo, especially the pink ones.”
      “I'd like a pygmy hippo for overland journeys, and a manatee for underwater travel.”
      “The rebels are believed to be eating and selling hippo meat and taking the animals' teeth for ivory.”
hippopotamoids
  1. plural of hippopotamoid
hippopotami
  1. plural of hippopotamus
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Mozambique a great diversity of animal life, including zebras, water buffalo, elephants, giraffes, lions, hippopotami, and crocodiles.”
      “Leopards, lions, giraffes and hippopotami will parade before your camera lens to turn a bumpy Jeep ride into the trip of a lifetime.”
      “On the other hand, several genetic and molecular clues indicated a close link between cetaceans and artiodactyls, particularly hippopotami.”
hippopotamoi
  1. (dated) plural of hippopotamus
hippopotamids
  1. plural of hippopotamid
hippopotamuses
  1. plural of hippopotamus
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Twenty-two days spent tracking elephants, hippopotamuses, and crocodiles in the Okavango Delta.”
      “These creatures include fish, crocodiles, turtles, hippopotamuses, monkeys, rodents, and antelopes.”
      “Animals with relatively short distal bones, such as elephants and hippopotamuses, have more columnar legs and do little running.”
hippos
  1. plural of hippo
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  3. Examples:
    1. “As for antelopes, baboons, chimps, crocodiles, gazelles, giraffes, hippos, hyenas, warthogs and zebras, well, they're ten a shilling.”
      “A lot of people want to wallow like hippos at a waterhole when they go on holiday, and there's nothing wrong with that.”
      “Common hippos are gregarious, live in herds, and are well adapted to life in the water.”
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